New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-25
MUSICAL NOTES.
u,yDNs SKULL AND GOUNOD's MASS.

HAYDN'S SKULL AND GOUNODS MASS
meeting the Berlin Anthropclogical Society lust
,onth were exhibited a plaster cast OF the skull OF
Io..oh Haydn ana "photograms" OF the skulls oil
u.tbovsu and Schubert The curious objects had been
~, To the society by Professor LANCER, OF vienna
n.r.tye s:udy revealed the fact that the finest Ger
manic type was that supplied by Haydns skull when Is
Asrr,bed as large and stately. The only fauit fouhd
nth BY the anthropoogicsl gentleman was because OF
a., TOO proirudng lower jaw but as all the
,tb had bean lest the excessive prominence OF the Jaw
vxs yiswed little with suspicion. schueerrs
srru In described as more elegant but great
a,.anno,ptment was expressed at the appearance
q, the representation OF Beethovens skull ihis re-
sembed the famous Neandertha skull 80 greatly tna'
Professor OF Bonn. the dscoVerer OF nat
interesting relic primitive who was present al
tho meeting urged the possibility OF onnoer on 'ne
mart OF the Tho discuss on arose out OF
the fact that the representation showed
head whereas the death mask whose antnenucV IS nh,
questioned displays a broad massive, hlshy arcned
forehead
Tho producton Of cast OF Haydns skull recalls the
ward story OF the abstraction OF the composers head
from the coin after burial which most musical
readers arc familiar with Haydn died on May 81.
1909 during occupation Of Vienna In 1920
his exhumcd In order TO be transported to
the family vault OF the Eserhazy at Esenstadt and the
bdy in the coffin found 70 be hesdess search
vas made In Vienna collectors devoted 10 Grant,
ology, q skull supposed be Hsydns was found ana
buried with the body In the Esterhazy vault
An interesting contribution the story is now
made by Herr Frank yiennese journalist, who pub
ushes q document purportug to have been written on
Jupe 81 1892 by Johann Peter, Governor OF the I'M
periL and Royal Prison. and narrating all the
sse about the abstraction According TO this story
Peter was q phrenologist and stole the head OF
HAYDN ordor to corroborate the theories OF Dr. Gall
Together with secretary OF Count Esterhazy named
Rosepbauin Jungermann the director OF Vienna lyce
um and Gilman civil service functionary, he went to
oHfo~ An hod laap nrtad md
dsspoied the grave Then he goes on: The coffin was
opened head severed from the trunk and taken to
GARDEN had In the Leopoidstadt There had the os-
seea box macerated aud eeached with the utmost care
bumps denong the faculty OF music perfectly developed
according to the indications Of DIT Gall also noted on
nom which Haydn suffered 90 mueh during
n made '' Of varnishod wood in the form Of
sarcophssus ornaInented With Elt Tyre wherein de
velvet and the skull lay on Q silken cushion"
When the search was made in 1920 Peter was sus-
pec.ed and being promised immunity from punishment
he applied to Rosenbaum. whom he had given the
relic Rosenbaum handed him skull with the assurance
that II was Haydns, an it given up to tho police
and bured ON his deabed Ro 'enbsum sent for Peter
and told him that the true skull nad not been given up
hs death bequcah 1t to the Conser'a ory OF Music
vas DR. Halter who presented TX 10 the Ahatom
zeal Museum in Vienna, its present custodian
Mr. Eugene Baylor. the author OF o volume OF Chant
sons Creoes familiar in the South, has written comic
opera In three acts which to DO produced early IN the
coming season Some passages from this spoken OF
In terms OF great praise Mr. Bayiors lesser compost
lions are varod said to be full OF the Creole
spirit The libreto OF the opera has been prepared
BY two weknown writer's for the stage ana thefc Is
reason for the production of the piece with more
than ordinary interest
Gounod was expected to leave Paris on last wednesday
for Rheims 10 conduct the final rohearsas OF his Messe
de Jeanne Arc which wrote oblge his old friend
and classmate Cardinal Lsngeneux the Archbishop OF
Rheims He has been talking about this last work In an
extrayagan manner and produced music which VIII
probably be found occupy about the same plane as
"The REDEEM ption and Mors OF Vita" Council first
contemplated writing an oratorio cantsta and when
be received the Invitation from the Archbishop replied
erandioaueutly: Your beautiful cathedral inspires
me and at the foot of the high altar before
which tho maid held the standard OF
France I will sock strains 10 gorffy her memory.
He has produced with organ and harp ACCOMPANY
ment prece by prologue In the form OF process
sional march, which eight trnmpets and three trom-
bones add their voices TO The organ This march 70
the OF Charles VII. the Maid OF Or
leaus and the Royal Cortcge into the Cathearai AZ
Rheims at the ceremony OF conservation Goanol Is
talks very senmentally the music Concerning the
Bcnsdicils quartet accompanied by organ and harp
no 10 reported to have said: Dieu descendant dams
hostile moment de 10 conservation Les anges sont
presents EN- aoe elaboration ct lcur presence est sym
boseo par des go,ttes dc harpes tembant CONNIE une
yo6s celeste trayers 10 me!odie chaniee par les vof
The oerrory consists OF violin 500 with similar &C
eonD mir